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• ‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill February 17, 2026
  Vouchers Hurt Ohio slammed a new Republican bill that would withhold state funding from school districts that are involved in their ongoing lawsuit against the state’s school voucher program.  Ohio state Rep. Jamie Callender, R-Concord, recently introduced Ohio House Bill 671 which would allow the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to withhold state foundation […]
• Lawmaker reverses course on bill to restrict money for Ohio school districts that sue over vouchers February 17, 2026
  A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill to restrict state funding to public schools that are suing Ohio’s private school voucher program. After mass backlash, he has reversed course with a tweak to his proposal. Leaders at Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools say they have been forced to make tough decisions. “We’ve made cuts,” school board member […]
• Voting rights groups sue Ohio over law cancelling registrations without notice February 17, 2026
  A pair of voting rights groups are suing Ohio’s secretary of state over a controversial piece of voting legislation signed into law late last year. The League of Women Voters and Council on American-Islamic Relations are asking the court to block portions of the law from taking effect. The ACLU and Campaign Legal Center are […]
• Ohio’s school phone ban example shows mixed results February 17, 2026
  Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, at least 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce bans or strict limits on students using their cellphones on campus. Another 10 states have passed other measures that require local school districts […]
• Advocacy group says more than 113,000 Ohioans are now going without Affordable Care Act coverage February 16, 2026
  According to the health care advocacy group Protect Our Care, more than 113,000 Ohioans are forgoing health care coverage on the federal Marketplace because of a congressional decision requested by the Trump administration to let tax credits expire on Affordable Care Act premiums. An Ohio legislator, a fellow doctor, and a retired Ohioan all said […]
• Bipartisan bill aims to end health conflicts and bring down costs after years of complaints in Ohio February 16, 2026
  A bipartisan bill filed in the U.S. Senate last week seeks to lower health costs by eliminating incentives huge conglomerates have to raise them. It would do so by prohibiting companies from being both the provider of health services and the entity that determines how much consumers ultimately have to pay for them. Introduced by […]